Edmonton North Side Legion FC (also known as Montgomery North Side Legion) was a Canadian soccer club based in Edmonton, Alberta. They represented Alberta in Canada Soccer's National Championships six times in an eight-year span from 1947 to 1954, but were then eliminated in the Alberta Final in 1955 [1] and 1958. They reached the Western Final three times, but never played in the Canadian Final.
After soccer was reorganised in Edmonton after the Second World War, North Side Legion / Montgomery Legion won the Alberta Cup as provincial champions five times in a nine-year span from their inception in 1946 through 1954. They won seven-straight Edmonton & District League titles from 1946 to 1952. During their best years, their manager was Martin Collingwood, known locally as "Mr. Soccer". [2]
Their last season in local football was 1961 when they finished third in the Edmonton League First Division. They won their last trophy in 1959 when they captured the Edmonton League's playoff championship for the Custom House Trophy with a 4-3 win over the Edmonton Hungarians.
Edmonton North Side Legion FC season-by-season record in the Edmonton & District Football League. Note: MP = Matches played, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Losses, Pts = Points. From 1947 to 1956, there were separate competitions for the Alberta Cup and the provincial playdowns to the National Championships. From 1957 forward, the Alberta Cup served as the provincial playdowns for the National Championships.
| Season | MP | W | D | L | Pts | League | Local Cups | Alberta Cup | Canada Playoffs |
| 1946 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1st in EDFL | Won Dragoon Cup & won Vets' Martin Cup | Won Alberta Cup | - |
| 1947 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1st in EDFL | Won Vets' Martin Cup | Won Alberta Cup | Lost interprovincial playoff (Dominion Quarterfinals) |
| 1948 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1st in EDFL | Won Dragoon Cup | Won Alberta Cup | Lost interprovincial playoff (Dominion Quarterfinals) |
| 1949 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 1st in EDFL | - | Lost Alberta Final | Lost Western Final (Dominion Semifinals) |
| 1950 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1st in EDFL | - | Lost Alberta Final | Lost Alberta section final |
| 1951 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1st in EDFL | Lost Dragoon first round | Lost City Final (by protest) | Lost Alberta section final |
| 1952 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1st in EDFL | - | Won Alberta Cup | Lost Western Final (Dominion Semifinals) |
| 1953 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2nd in EDFL | - | Lost Alberta Final | Lost interprovincial playoff |
| 1954 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1st in EDFL | Won Dragoon Cup | Won Alberta Cup | Lost Western Final (Dominion Semifinals) |
| 1955 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | ?? in EDFL | Won Dragoon Cup | Lost City Final | Lost Alberta section final |
| 1956 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 5th in EDFL | - | Lost City Final | Lost City Final |
| 1957 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 24 | T-2nd in EDFL | Lost Playoff Semifinals | Lost City Semifinals | |
| 1958 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 6th in EDFL | - | Lost Alberta section final | |
| 1959 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3rd in EDFL | Won Custom House Trophy | Lost City Semifinals | |
| 1960 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 2nd in EDFL | - | Lost City second round | |
| 1961 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3rd in EDFL | - | Lost City Semifinals | |
| National | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| Alberta Cup | 5 | 1946, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1954 |
| Alberta section winners for the Dominion Championship | 6 | 1947, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954 |
| Edmonton & District League (First Division) | 8 | 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954 |
| Dragoon Cup | 4 | 1946, 1948, 1954, 1955 |
| Vets' Martin Cup | 2 | 1946, 1947 |
| EDFL Playoffs for the Custom House Trophy | 1 | 1959 |